Venn: Matric. sizar from Queens', Michs. 1626. Of Lancashire. B.A. 1629-30. Doubtless minister at Burnley, 1638-63. Perhaps C. of Daresbury, Cheshire, 1665-6. Admon. (Chester) 1670. Father of Abdias (1666). (E. Axon.)
See VCH Lancashire vi (1966), p. 452 and n. 156.
In a letter to Bishop Bridgeman, 22.vi.37, Archbishop Laud recommended that HM, 'now Curate of Church Kirk', be removed to Burnley 'which I am told is somewhat better then that he hath already': Staffordshire RO, D1287/18/2 (P/399/151).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1631 | Ordi(ordination) | Morris, Henry | / | deacon | View |
| 1634 | Ordi(ordination) | Morris, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1661 | Libc | Morris, Henry | Burneley / | Minister | View |
| 1662 | Libc | Morris, Henry | Burneley Chapel / | not given | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Morris, Henry | Burneley chapel / | Curate | View |